Welder / Fabricator: Full Time, First Shift

$22.00/hour to start, plus depending on experience. After training, most of our fabricators earn $25–$35+/hour on piece rate

Nature of the Position

You won't be standing at a station running the same weld all day. As a welder/fabricator here, you take a job from start to finish: read the shop drawings, figure out what's actually required, lay it out, cut the material, weld it, grind it, and finish it.

You might work on six or more completely different products in a week: railings, stairs, fences, window guards, gates, columns. Each one calls for different techniques. There's real thinking and problem solving involved. The biggest skill is being able to look at a two-dimensional drawing and picture how the finished three-dimensional product goes together.

‍Essential Duties

  • Work from blueprints and shop drawings to lay out miscellaneous steel such as railings, stairs, fences, window guards, gates, columns, and steel stairs

  • Cut, punch, and drill material as required

  • MIG weld steel such as tube, angle, and channel, from 16 gauge up to ½" thick

  • Grind material to high finish standards

  • Earn state certification through Badger Railing (we'll get you there)

Qualifications & Requirements

  • Some MIG welding experience. You don't need to be a finished fabricator. We'll train you on the rest. TIG capability on brass, aluminum, and stainless is a plus.

  • Solid math skills. Converting fractions and decimals, basic algebra, and reading a tape measure to 16ths of an inch. Applicants take a math test.

  • The ability to read blueprints, or a real willingness to learn.

  • Physical capability. Heavy lifting is part of the job. You'll lift 50 pounds on a regular basis.

  • A valid Wisconsin driver's license. You won't drive on the job, but you must be insurable under our policy: no moving violations of 4 or more points within the last three years, and no OWI within the last five years.

  • Reliable attendance. Being on time, every day, matters here. We don't retain employees who are frequently late or absent.

Schedule

First shift, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Overtime comes and goes with the workload. When we're busy, that typically looks like 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with an occasional Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to noon.

Compensation & Hiring Process

You'll start at $22.00/hour through a 90-day probationary period, working through our staffing partner. Expect to spend that time learning. It's unusual for anyone to be fully productive before the 90 days are up, and that's normal. We plan for it.

If you've shown good work habits and attendance, Badger Railing hires you on full time at the end of it. From there you move to our piece rate system, where the majority of our fabricators average $25 to $35 or more per hour depending on productivity.

Conditions of Employment

‍Badger Railing is a drug free workplace. All offers of employment are conditional on passing a drug test.

How to Apply

‍Submit your application and resume using the form.

‍Questions about the position? Email hr@badgerrailing.com. Please, no phone calls.